Who Were They // Solomon
- Name means “peace”
- Also called Jedidiah meaning “beloved of the Lord”
- 2 Samuel 12:24-25
- Parents: David & Bathsheba
- Anointed King
- 1 Kings 1: 28-53
- Was not the eldest. But his mother and prophet Nathan convinced David to declare him king
- Wisdom
- He asked God for wisdom
- 1 Kings 3:1-15
- Uses wisdom to discern the baby situation
- 1 Kings 3:16-28
- He asked God for wisdom
- 700 wives and 300 concubines
- 1 Kings 11:1-8
- They turned his heart to other gods
- Reigned 40 years as king
- 1 Kings 11:42
- Lived 60 years
- The last king to have a united Kingdom of Israel